Dollars & Sense
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Dollars & Sense
How Gaming Quietly Became Bigger Industry Than Hollywood
🎮 Think gaming is just fun and games? Think again.
In this episode of Dollars and Sense, we explore how the gaming industry became a $250 billion machine by mastering one thing: human behavior. From paying to skip ads, to spending real money on digital outfits, to buying power and progression — games have perfected how to turn your attention, emotion, and identity into revenue.
Whether you're a gamer, a parent, or just curious about how the economy of entertainment works today, this episode unpacks the psychology behind why we spend and how the business of gaming got so good at asking us to.
🧠 Topics we cover:
- How gaming outgrew Hollywood and music
- The rise of “pay to play” and microtransactions
- Why cosmetics and skins are so profitable
- The behavioral economics behind modern game design
🎧 Tune in and see how a controller became one of the most powerful tools in business.
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